Vehicle Console Organizer

Abstract

A device for use in conjunction with a console on a seat in a vehicle. The device enables an individual to maintain an office for business within a vehicle, such as a truck. The device includes a base unit which surrounds the console and is equipped with compartments, receptacles, writing surfaces and devices to support and retain electronic devices, such as lap top computers. The device includes a base unit. A plurality of writing surfaces and other compartments can be removable secured to the base unit. The writing surfaces can be provided with additional supports which are secured to the undersurface of the writing surface. The additional supports are designed to contact the seat of a vehicle and provide additional support for the writing surface. A compartment which is adapted to retain items such as cell phones, pagers and beverage vessels is releasably secured to a front of the base unit. A compartment which is adapted to retain items such as hanging files and beverage vessels is releasably secured to a rear of the base unit. A device to removably support an electronic device, such as a lap top computer, can be secured to the device. A strap extends from one of the sides of the base unit to the other side across the bottom of the base unit. The strap is used to help secure the device to a center console of a vehicle.

1 . A structure for mounting on a seat in a vehicle operated by an individual comprising:
 a base constructed and arranged to substantially surround a console mounted on said seat, said base including at least one first portion open at a top and a bottom thereof and providing a passageway vertically thorough said structure, said base having a front, sides, a rear, a top and a bottom;   at least one first member constructed and arranged to be releasably secured to one of said sides of said base;   at least one second member constructed and arranged to be releasably secured to said front of said base, said at least one second member including at least one cavity constructed and arranged to retain items;   at least one third member constructed and arranged to be releasably secured to said rear of said base, said at least one third member including at least one cavity constructed and arranged to retain items; and   said structure including a device constructed and arranged to releasably support an electronic device.   
     
     
         2 . The structure of  claim 1  wherein said at least one first portion of said base includes a plurality of substantially vertically extending walls connected together and forming said passageway. 
     
     
         3 . The structure of  claim 1  wherein said at least one first member is releasably secured to said base without the use of separate fasteners, said separate fasteners are also not integrally formed into said base and into said at least one first member. 
     
     
         4 . The structure of  claim 3  wherein said at least one first member includes a substantially flat surface, a plurality of edges, said edges being substantially higher in a vertical dimension that said flat surface, one of said edges includes a device securing said at least one first member to said base. 
     
     
         5 . The structure of  claim 4  wherein said at least one first member includes a support member extending substantially vertically downwardly from a bottom of said at least one first member. 
     
     
         6 . The structure of  claim 4  wherein said base includes a substantially horizontal bar integrally formed in at least one of said sides of said base, said at least one first member includes a plurality of slots integrally formed in one of said edges of said at least one first member, said slots cooperatively engaging said bar and releasably connecting said at least one first member to said base. 
     
     
         7 . The structure of  claim 3  wherein said at least one first member includes a substantially flat bottom, a plurality of substantially vertically walls connected to said bottom and extending upwardly from said bottom, said walls being connected to each other at end portions thereof, one of said walls including a device securing said at least one first member to said base. 
     
     
         8 . The structure of  claim 7  wherein said at least one first member includes a ridge formed on an inside of each of said walls, said ridge providing a surface supporting a cover, said cover extending in a substantially horizontal plane over substantially the entire vertical cross section of said at least first member, said cover being spaced from said bottom and forming a substantially enclosed cavity with said walls and said bottom. 
     
     
         9 . The structure of  claim 7  wherein said base includes a substantially horizontal bar integrally formed in at least one of said sides of said base, said at least one first member includes a plurality of slots integrally formed in one of said edges of said at least one first member, said slots cooperatively engaging said bar and releasably connecting said at least one first member to said base. 
     
     
         10 . The structure of  claim 1  wherein said at least one second member is releasably secured to said base without the use of separate fasteners, said separate fasteners are also not integrally formed into said base and into said at least one first member. 
     
     
         11 . The structure of  claim 10  wherein said at least one second member includes a front wall, a rear wall and a plurality of cavities constructed and arranged to releasably hold and retain items positioned in between said front and said rear walls. 
     
     
         12 . The structure of  claim 11  wherein said at least one second member includes at least one substantially vertically extending slot in said front wall. 
     
     
         13 . The structure of  claim 11  wherein said at least one second member includes at least one cavity constructed and arranged to releasably retain a beverage vessel. 
     
     
         14 . The structure of  claim 11  wherein said base includes a substantially horizontal bar integrally formed in said front of said base, said at least one second member includes a plurality of slots integrally formed in said rear wall of said at least one second member, said slots cooperatively engaging said bar and releasably connecting said at least one second member to said base. 
     
     
         15 . The structure of  claim 11  wherein said at least one second member includes at least one wall positioned in between said front wall and said rear wall and extending in substantially the same vertical plane as said front wall and said rear wall. 
     
     
         16 . The structure of  claim 11  including an element extending substantially parallel to and secured to said front wall of said at least one second element, said element extending vertically upward above a top of said at least one second member. 
     
     
         17 . The structure of  claim 11  wherein said front wall of said at least one second member is shorter in length than said rear wall of said at least one second member, a side wall of said at least one second member extending between said front wall and said rear wall at an angle with respect to a vertical longitudinal plane of said structure. 
     
     
         18 . The structure of  claim 1  wherein said at least one third member is releasably secured to said base without the use of separate fasteners, said separate fasteners are also not integrally formed into said base and into said at least one first member. 
     
     
         19 . The structure of  claim 18  wherein said at least one third member includes a front wall, side walls, a rear wall and at least one cavity constructed and arranged to releasably hold and retain items positioned in between said front, said side and said rear walls. 
     
     
         20 . The structure of  claim 18  wherein said at least one third member includes at least one cavity constructed and arranged to releasably retain a beverage vessel. 
     
     
         21 . The structure of  claim 18  wherein said base includes a substantially horizontal bar integrally formed in said rear of said base, said at least one third member includes a plurality of slots integrally formed in said front wall, said slots cooperatively engaging said bar and releasably connecting said at least one third member to said base. 
     
     
         22 . The structure of  claim 18  wherein said at least one third member includes at least two cavities, said cavities having different vertical dimensions. 
     
     
         23 . The structure of  claim 1  including a strap secured to at least two of said walls of said base and extending between said walls below said bottom of said base whereby said structure can be secured to a console mounted on a seat of a vehicle utilizing said strap. 
     
     
         24 . The structure of  claim 1  wherein said device includes a vertically extending member secured at one end to said at lease one second member, said device including an electronic device support member secured to an opposite end, said electronic device support being constructed and arranged to releasably support an electronic device in an operating position.